PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
West Africa: Ebola (18 November 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will introduce a medal for service personnel and medical staff deployed to West Africa as part of the fight against Ebola.

Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)

Answer

Our Armed Forces are playing a significant role, in the fight against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The risk and rigor being faced by our Service personnel in the region is unique, and the situation is kept under review by the Operational Review Board. Officials are currently examining the issue of medallic recognition for those who have deployed.


Answered by:
Anna Soubry (The Independent Group for Change)
21 November 2014

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